March 13, 1997 11:15 AM ET
AMD releases new chip sets
By Margaret Kane

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has announced a new socket-7-compatible chip set, intended to work with the company's K6 and K5 processors. The AMD-640 chip set, available in volume in the second quarter, will cost $30.60 each for 1,000-unit shipments. The chip set includes the AMD-645 Peripheral Bus Controller, with Ultra DMA/33, which allows a 33M-bps transfer rate. Also, it has a Universal Serial Bus controller and plug-and-play support. The integrated dynamic RAM controller supports up to six 64-bit banks of Extended Data Out or static RAM. More information is available at www.amd.com. Copyright(c) 1997 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company is prohibited. PC Week and the PC Week logo are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. PC Week Online and the PC Week Online logo are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Send mail to PC Week